The baby name Kenzo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEN-zoh (IPA: /ˈkɛnzoʊ/; Japanese: [kenzoː]).
Kenzo is Japanese in Origin.
The baby name Kenzo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KEN-zoh (IPA: /ˈkɛnzoʊ/; Japanese: [kenzoː]).
Kenzo is Japanese in Origin.
Kenzo is a Japanese masculine given name from ken (variously “healthy/strong” 健, “wise” 賢, “modest” 謙, “law” 憲, “study” 研) plus zō, a classical male ending written either 三 “three” or 蔵 “storehouse” (also 造 “to make”). Meanings range from “healthy third (son)” to “wise storehouse,” depending on the kanji; the -zō suffix once marked birth order but today is simply stylistic.
It has been common since the Meiji and Taishō eras, when -zō names flourished, and gained worldwide recognition via fashion designer Kenzo Takada (高田賢三). Recent years show modest use abroad for its crisp, global sound. Variants include the macronized Kenzō and the alternative romanization Kenzou; Ken functions as a short form. Frequent spellings are 健三, 賢三, 謙三, 憲三, 研三, 健蔵, and 謙蔵; cognates include Kenji, Kenta, Kensuke, and Kengo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #44 | 1 | 917 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #117 | 471 | 2,865 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #125 | 13 | 1,769 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2023 | #176 | 20 | 415 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #177 | 6 | 1,509 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #212 | 9 | 4,970 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #233 | 65 | 7,909 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #248 | 9 | 7,111 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #259 | 48 | 2,588 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #320 | 11 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #326 | 6 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #342 | 16 | 8,477 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #364 | 20 | 11,440 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #366 | 203 | 12,054 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #374 | 8 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #484 | 485 | 7,044 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #513 | 15 | 12,905 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #527 | 14 | 11,671 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #561 | 5 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #617 | 6 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #626 | 7 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #658 | 40 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #666 | 17 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #694 | 7 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| IT | 0 | #705 | 10 | 4,183 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #715 | 37 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #810 | 20 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #856 | 96 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #865 | 14 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #869 | 18 | 15,035 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #908 | 23 | 5,610 |
| United States | Girls | 2019 | #908 | 5 | 8,965 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #909 | 44 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 30 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #948 | 12 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #969 | 14 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #975 | 202 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #992 | 120 | 25,439 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 143 | 25,619 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,059 | 70 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 7 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,127 | 15 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,202 | 10 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,345 | 127 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Kenzo is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:
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